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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-10

PERSONAL. Among The graduates at the
Virginia Military Institute this year will 5e
MIR. Leigh Reid, son of Col. L. Wilbur Reid,
assistant register of the Treasury, who takes
first or second honor, and Mr.. W. B. Coise,
son of Gen. NJ. d. Corse, of this city.
Misses Anna NJ Wilson and Fanny Slyy,
of Richmond, are visiting Miss Fannie
Mason, on Queen street.
Mr. WIN. f. Graham. clerk elect of the
circuit court of Fairfax county, and Miss
Fannie J. Garfield, daughter of B. Garfield,
esq, were married Tuesday morning at
Fairfax g. II.
Mr.. Andrew Van Opstal, of New York, is
visiting Mr. J. H d. Smoot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-10

FINED FIFTY DOLLARS. Curiosity at.
tracted n number OF persons to the Mayors
office this morning, when the cases of three
females. residing on north Lee street,
charged by q neighbor with keeping
disreputable houses, were tried. A number
of witnesses were examined, after which
the Mayor fine two of the women $50 each,
and continued the case of the other, who
was unavoidably detained at home by
illness. The evidence was disappointing to
the spectators, and the only ripple Ofamuse-
meDt was caused by young men declining
to answer question on the ground that he
might "criminate himself"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-10
WANTS..

WANTED TO RENT-A DWELLING, cen.
w trally located or SUIT OF ROOMS I'M
furnished. Address s., GAZETTE Office. my2 If
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
Time to Draw the Line.

An examination of the River and
Harbor bill, as it is printed in full
in the Congressional Record, shows
that President Cleveland had excel
lent reasons for his pocket veto. The
separate items Of the bill run into the
hundreds, and ninety per cent. OF
them are for local rivers and creeks
that is, for streams that are in no
sense interstate, and which have not
as much to do with interstate COM
merce as a State turnpike. The small
steals of from $4,000 to $4,000 for
the improvement Of all the wet
weather streams in the country foot
up an immense sum in the aggregate,
and it is only to be regretted that in
preventing the passage of the bill the
President did not go on record with a
clear exposition of Democratic prin-
ciple. 1t is time to draw the line be-
tween streams and harbors, which,
being necessary for interstate or in
ternational commerce, are rightly a
charge on the general treasury, and
the local rivers, which, if they can
be used at all for the purposes of
commerce, are only.available for local
trade.-St. Louis Republican.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
Musical Column.
PROF. 8. NJ. WHITE, Editor
CHINESE VERSION OF LITTLE purrEncur

CHINESE VERSION OF LITTLE BuTIEncur.
Mi call lille Buttercup, dee lille Buttercup,
Alice semc mi not novel tell whyi,
But still mi call Buttercup, poo lille Buttercup,
Sweet lille Buttercup mi.
The past history of church choirs
and their management has not, up to
the present time, satisfactorily deter
mined the question as to who, whether
the minister, musical director, or mu-
sic committee should have supreme
control of choir performance in the
house of worship. The minister claims
the right to direct all the services of
the church, musical and otherwise.
He is indeed the recognized head of
the church and society with which,
for the time being, he may be con-
nected. 1t is allowed on all sides
that he has the right to select the
hymns for the service, as we'll as the
text for his sermon. But right here,
il is said, his power over the choir
ends. He has no right to dictate to
the choir as to what music shall be
sung to his hymns, or what shall be
the nature and character of the choir
voluntary or other features Of the
musical part of the service. The or
ganist or director, often both in one,
claims it as his right. as a trained mu-
stefan, to select the music for his
singers. He holds that most minis
ters are not musical, and are not COM
petent to decide as to what music
shall be sung. On the other hand,
the minister asserts that the organist
is musical only, and is often not re-
ligious, and, therefore, incapable of
approaching the hymns selected, suffi-
GENTLY to set them to music suitable
for the right expression of the sem
timents in them. Both are right and
both are wrong. A satisfactory set
Element of the question can only
come about by the minister becoming
more musical, and the organist more
ministerial, and both becoming more
DESTROYS of worshiping the Lord than
themselves. If all concerned were
DESTROYS of serving the best interests
Of the cause; if they fully UNDER
stood the object of music in the
church if they we're in condition
to appreciate the fact that the Lord
is not specially honored by the leader
ship Of any one man, or class of men,
and that the congregation as well as
the Lord cares nothing for individual
prominence in the choir, it might
come to be recognized fact that the
chief thing that is desirable is spirit
of love and devotion, which will so
govern those who sing and preach, that
all will work together as one man, for
the great object which calls them to-
gether.
II can't play without my notes" is
often only another way Of saying, ]
don't wish to play at all. Many re-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
The Tariff and Prices.

When tariff is created to "pro'
tect" manufacturers, and exists solely
for that purpose, how does il protect
them if it lowers the price of their
productions? The fact is that the
tariff fails to protect him if it "does
not enable a manufacturer TO get
more for his goods than he otherwise
could" If it actually cheapens his
goods it is an injury to the manufac-
ture but if, as is true, the tariff en-
ables him to charge more, the man
who buys the goods pays the maker
a bounty. The tax is paid to an in
dividual or a corporation and not to
the government, kind of tax that
the spirit of our free institution pro-
tests against.-Middleburgh Gazette.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
For Circuit Judge.

James ID. Turnbull, the Democratic
nominee for the Office of Judge OF
this, the Goth circuit, is man well
known throughout the entire dis
trict. AS lawyer he ranks with the
best in this circuit, and all who are
acquainted with him know that he is
honest and will administer the duties
pertaining to the high Office, if he is
elected, fairly, impartially, honorably
and judicially. He has served the
people of this county in many official
capacities, and always with credit to
himself and beneficial to the commu-
nifty he served. The nomination came
to him fairly, and it is the duty of
all Democrats to sustain him with
their votes and influence. We believe
he will also receive the vote of the
Greenbsck party in this district, and
he certainly deserves the vote and
support of all laboring men, irrespec-
tive of party, because he has always
proved an able advocate of measures
that were beneficial to them. He
could be counted on the side Of the
laboring man every time. His oppo-
nent, r. ]. Kelley, is strong man,
and no one can deny truly that he is
fit for the position, both legally and
honestly, but neither can any one tru-
ly deny that j. D. Turnbull is equal
ly as good.
Mr.. Turnbull's record as soldier
in the union army, during the south
ern secession, is very creditable to
him. In the summer Of 1862 he en-
listed in company X, Goth Michigan
infantry and served until the close of
the war. In 1865 he was promoted
to lieutenant. In 1872 he came to
this city where he opened a law Office.
Since then he has been a resident of
Alpena, and has served the people as
a member of the State Legislature, at
which time he secured the passage Of
the lien law which has done so much
good for the laboring man. In 1875
he was elected comptroller and was
again elected to the same responsible
Office in 1885. We ask Democrats to
give him their hearty support.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
The Salt of the Earth.

If the salt formations of Nevada
we're in railroad communication, there
would be no market in this country
for the foreign article. In Lincoln
county, OH the Rio Virgin, there is a
deposit of pure rock salt which is ex'
posed for a length Of two miles, a
width of half mile, and is of un.
known depth. In places canons are
cut through it to depth of 60 feet.
It is Of ancient formation, being COW
cred in some places by basaltic rock
and volcanic tufa. The deposit has
been traced on the surface for a dis.
lance of nine miles. 1t is so solid
that il must be blasted like rock and
80 pure and transparent that print
can be read through blocks Of it q
foot thick. At Sand Springs in
Churchill county there is deposit Of
rock salt IA feet in depth, free from
any particle of foreign substance
which can be quarried at the rate o.
FIVE tons day TO the man. The
great Humboldt salt field is about IL
miles long by 6 wide. When the sum
mer heats have evaporated the sur
face water, salt to the depth of several
inches may be scraped up, and under
meath is a stratum of pure rock-salt
Of unknown depth. Soda, borax and
other valuable minerals also exist in
large quantities near these localities,
and branch railroads will sooner or
later bring them into market. A
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
Alpena Twenty-four Years Ago.

A copy of the Thunder Bay Mon
itor" bearing date Wednesday, Au
gust 9th, 1868, was loaned us last
week. The paper is five column
folio and is the 18th number. The
Monitor was started by ID. r. Joslin
in this city April Goth, 1868. From
the advertisements we find that Moses
Bingham announces that the Bing-
ham House is open to the public, at
foot of Dock street. o. T. b. Will
liams, VIM. r. Bowman, II. Joslin
and Obed Smith have cards showing
that there were ut least four LAWYERS
in Alpena at that time. John Chish-
olm, Martin III. Minton and David ID.
Oliver have cards which state they
are justices Of peace. A. j. Carey
says he is prepared to build houses
and furnish designs for the same.
David Plough and Geo. b. Melville
advertise as notaries and land agents.
James McCloud offers to buy fur, and
Martin II. Minton notifies the public
that he manufactures boots and shoes.
From the other local lads" we learn
that l.. M. Mason & Co. are dealers
and manufacturers of lumber that
Julius Putvall has blacksmith shop;
that groceries, clothing, etc, can be
obtained at the stores of j. K. Mil
Ter & Co.. B. G. Hardwick, and L.
M. Mason q Co.
The editorials, local and general
news are contained in one column.
The leading editorial announces that
the tax sale list can be found on the
fourth page. The editor says he is
alone and "can not promise great
amount of reading matter, but what
he has will be devoted to the most
important news" and he promises his
local news is to be kept up to the
fullest extent. The general news is
devoted to the war then raging in the
south. The locals are rs follows:
Our mail packet, the J. c. Clark, made
the quickest trip, the last one, to Saginaw
and back that has been made this season.
She left last Friday with an adverse wind,
but when off Point O'Grey, the wind chang
ed favorable and sent her to Saginaw at the
rate of IL miles per hour. She left Bay
City Tuesday morning and at dark only
made Point O'Grey, then the wind coming
up heavy and favorable, reached here early
the next morning, in less than eleven hours
from Point O,Gray including stoppages,
Instance of over 100 miles.
Our friend Leroy Bundy Esq, one of
our first and most enterprising citizens, has
opened a first class hotel, which is much |
needed on this side Of the river. Mr.. Bun
dy is christian gentlemen and weneed not
say more as a guarantee that the travelling
public will be cared for. The village Of
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16

considerable business in gathering
borax is already established on the
line of the Carson Il Colorado rail-
road. If Nevada will cut down her
working expenses and develop her
natural resources she will be above the
necessity of seeking land grants from
her neighbors or from the general
government.-San Francisco Bulletin.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16

Alpena is growing so rapidly that first
class hotel is an indispensable requisite OF
the town, and in our opinion we have one
now established. The house Is sufficiently
large. and we'll calculated to be pleasant.
Heavy preparations are making out in
the bay for a fall campaign against the
finny tribe. l.. Anthony Esq, of Sandusky,
Ohio, and Harvey Williams Esq, of Bay
City, two Of our most extensive dealers,
have already commenced operations. The
high price Of fish will bring large i'm
portation Of fishermen to our bay this fall.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16

The question in regard to the pro-
posed prohibitory amendment, is which
is best-the present license law, or a
prohibitory law. With the present law,
the people get a large benefit from
the liquor men by reason of the taxes
levied upon them, but under prohib-
tory law, there will be no taxes col
leeted from liquor men, and experience
has taught that they will sell about as
much liquor as they do now, only it
will be sold secretly, and property
owners will have to supply the def
cheney in the taxes. Such is our be-
lief. Let every voter earnestly con-
slider the question. If man believes
that prohibitory law will stop the
sale and use of liquor wholly or to a
large extent, it is his duty to vote for
such law, but if the voter does not
believe prohibitory law will stop
the sale and use of liquor, then his
duty is to express himself in favor of
the present license law. At present
over $4,000 taxes are collected from
liquor men in this county, and the
voter can not throw that extra amount
on property owners, unless he has
good reason to believe the community
will gain by probibitory law, and
the sale and use of liquor put an end
to. 1t is an important question for
every voter TO decide, and his vote
should be cast accordingly, as in his
judgment is the best, after a fair and
impartial examination Of the subject.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16

The deepest boring yet made is said
to be at Schadebach, near the line
between Leipsic and Corbetha, 1t
has been made by the Prussian Gov
eminent for the purpose of ascertain
ing the presence of coal, and was
bored with diamond drills. Its depth
is 1850 feet, its breath at the bottom
two inches, and at the top eleven
inches. The temperature at the bot
tom indicates 11So Fahr.-Sun.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
Detroit Markets

The following market quotations
are copied from the Detroit Free
Press.
Apples, 1925 to $500 per barrel.
Butter, II to 81 per pound.
Flour per barrel, $500 to $500
Hay. baled, $14 to $15 per ton.
Mess beef, 1926 to $3.50 per Dbl
Oats per bushel, 80 to SO.
Onious, $275 to 30 90 per barrel.
Pork, $16.25 to $500 per Dbl.
Potatoes, per bushel, 40 to As.
Wheat, $0.S2 to $084 per bushel.
The quotations, given by the Free
Press, are mostly of a wholesale ma.
ture. The prices at retail stores must
he somewhat higher.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
REFERENCE COLUMN.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
EPIscoPAL.-R.v 49,

EPIsCoPAL.-Rev. J. A. Nool
Services In Trinity Church, on wsshinsss, $780,.
every Sunday morning and evening.
BAPTIST Rev. y. l.. Littls
Services In Baptist Church, on Third street 49,
Sunday morning and evening.
CATHoLIC.-lst BernArdsl Rev. T. ID Fl.nnsrx
services IN Catholic Church every sunday AZ s,bs
CATHoLlC.-lst. Anne's Rev J. T. Hudon.
Services every Sunday at 500 4. NJ, 1000 A. NJ, ana
Vespers 400 ,. n.
CONoHEdATIONAL.-Re II. II. Van Auksn.
Services In Congregational Church, on soso.A
street, every Sunday morning and evening.
METHODIsT.-Rev J. II. Mcintosh,
Services In Methonist Church, on Chisholm street
every sunday morning and evening.
PRESBYTERIAH.-Rsv N. r. waIksx.
Service At 1890 A. N. and 1880 y. n. sabbath
y nhOol aiter morning service. Prayer msstiAS
evening.
NoRWEGIAN.-Rsv j. A. Wang,
services IN Norwegian Church, every Sunday q
1890 An.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16

Henry Ward Beecher, the most
eminent divine in this country, died
at Brooklyn, N. Y, on the Sth. He
was born in Litchfeld, Connecticut,
June oath, 1913, and was thus nearly
"a years of age. His name was a
household one-known throughout
the country, and he ranked as one of
the intellectual giants of the age.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
Temperature-1873-87.

The following will show the highest
lowest and average temperatures du-
ring the month of Feb, for every
year, commencing with 1873, as shown
by the records in the United States
meteorological office in this CITY:
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
Weather.

The lowest temperature at various
sections of the country was as follows
during the week ending March 18th
1SS7-Saturday excepted-the six
observations being taken at ten
o'clock P. NJ, by the U. S. weather
observers
10 O'CLOCK 2. NJ. OBSERVATION.
Day observation was taken, 0 10 II "a
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
4oth ooEaRkss.
State Government,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

HxECUtIVE OTTICERb.
Governor, Cyrus q. Luce.
ut.-Governor, James II. Mcdonald.
Secretary Of State, Gilbert r. Osmun.
state Treasurer, George l.. MALTA.
Auditor-General, Henry H. Aplin.
Oomm'r Of Land Office, Roscoe d. Dix.
ATTORNEY, General, Moses Taggart.
Board Of Education, Samuel 8. Bsbcsck
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
APPoISrED OFFICERS.


Adjutant-G General, John Robertson, Of WAYNE.
lnspector-deneral, Frank d. Nswbsrry. Of Branch.
Quartermaster-Gen, Sherman b. Daboli, Of Gin.
Clinton.
Com. Of Railroads, John T. Rich, Of Lspssr.
Warden State Prison, Hiram +. Hatch, Of jackson.
Salt inspector, Geo. W. Hill, Of Saginaw.
Warden of Ionia House Of Correction, Erwin Q.
Watkins Of Kent.
Population Of State in 1884 was i,ssosy.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16

NoN>% triae with any Throat OF
INV Lung Disease. II you have
O Cough or Cold, or tho children ara
threatened with Group or Whooping Cough,
use Ackers Enghsh Remedy and prevunt
further trouble. II Ii . positive cure
and We guarantee It. Price 10 and 800
For sale by Perkins q Co.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16

Have you these dangerous symptoms
cough, pain In the side or breast, fever
short breath, night-sweats, tickling, rising
or soreness in the throat, diarrhea, nerv.
Gus debility, asthmatic or bronchial affec.
tionsf II so, use at once Adamson's 30.
tanic Cough Balsam. Trial bottles 10
cents
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16

Group Is fatal II not quickly relieved
Surprise Linlment cures Group speedily
Have 1t ready for use. AT druggists
Surprise Medicine Co., Sandusky, o. S14y1
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16

Sandusky, o., Nov. 81, 1885.
l have used Surprise Liniment for rheu-
matism and testify that 1t Is the very best
remedy ever tried. My wife used 1t for
sore throat and found speedy relief Ed
ward Colley, coal dealer. S14y1
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16

The earnings of the Michigan rail-
roads for 1886 were 81 ,431 ,551. 81
an increase of s6,941, 746.7O over the
receipts of previous year.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
SHERIFF's SALE,

~ HEHIFF'b SALE.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of writ OF
ere facias issued out of the Circuit Court for the
county of Alpena, in favor of Alonzo Mcbride,
plaintiff, against the goods and chattles, apds and
tenements of Francis j. McGinty, In said county,
to me directed and delivered, did on the 2lst day
of February, 1887 levy upon and take all the right
title and interest Of the said Francis j. McGinty
southeast quarter Of the SOUTH east quarter Of
section T. township 81 north, of range 8 east. All
Of which will offer for sale, at public auction, to
House, in the city Of Alpena, In said county, on
Saturday, the 3oth day Of April 1887, attwo O'Clock
in the afternoon of said day.
CHAS. l.. LYNCH,
Sheriff,
j. d. NEWTON,
Attorney for Plaintiff. 8ilw7
Dated March IL, 1es7
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-16
MONTHLY REPORT.

MONTHLY REPORT.
The meteorological report OF the wealth
or at Al2ena city Is follows for the month
OF February, 1887;
Highest temperature, 10 degrees. on the 18th.
Lowest temperature, 10 below zero, on tho 18th.
Average temperature, 10 degrees
Highest barometrio pressure, s0.s77 inches.
Lowest barometrio pressure. 1s.0ei inches.
Total rain fall AGO inches.
Prevailing wind, from the wcst
Total movement Of the wind o,7ss miles.
Greatest daily rain fall i.0i inches on the 18th.
Highest velocity Of the wind, IS miles, from Oh,
southeast, on the 18th.
Clear days, l.
Fair days, 10.
Cloudy days, II.
JAMES J. FITZ6ERALD,
serT't Signal Corps. U. q. A.
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Respectfully submitted

Respectfully submitted
GEO. L. MALTZ,
Treasurer.
The report was examined, and
found correct and the orders cremat-
ed. Bills were allowed as follows:
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SUPREME COURT.

Term Expire
James V. Campbell, Detroit Dee 81, iss!
ASSOCIATE JUsricxk
Thomas M. Sherwood, Kalamazoo. Dec 81, isss
John w. Champlin, Grand Rapids, Dee. u, 1891
Allen B. Morse, Of Ionia, Dee. u. 1904
The judges are elected by the people, and holA
office eight years. Salary, $4,000 per year. Clark
Of Supreme Court is Charles c. Hopkins; salary,
q, 900 per year.
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Population Of county in 1884, f2,1i7.


Alpena,L. I: soper. supervisor; Conrad vessel.
Breen, highway commissioner
Maple Ridge-0liver Fitzpatrick, supervisor /.
Neil Mcdonald, clerk; Ernest Znk, treasursr
james Gardiner, highway commissioner
Long Rapids-David r. Martindals, sup,rvisor
William III. Fox, clerk; John Butler. trsssurer
and John Donald, highway commissioner.
Wilson-Charles II. Wise, supervisor; GEORGE
u Heron, clerk; John Ash, treasurer and Sole.
mon King, highway commissioner.
Green-John A. Kelly, supervisor; q. w. Fland-
ers, clerk Alfred l.. Allen, treasurer, and a. z
Fowler, highway commissioner.
- Ossineke l.. Sanborn, supervisor; Eri H.
Toland, clerk; Frank Ossick, treasurer and Lewis.
Derosie, highway commissioner.
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During the week ending Monday
March l4th. 1887, the meteorological
report of the weather at Alpena city
was as follows:
Highest temperature. 30 degrees. on the eth.
Lowest tempersturs, 9 degrees. ON the iith
Average temperature. a degrees.
Highest bsrometrio pressure. sotiT inches.
Lowest barometrie pressure. 1901, inches.
Total rain fall, o.ts inches.
Prevailing wind. from the southeast.
Total movement Of wind, 1901 miles.
Greatest daily rainfall. o.H inches. on the 9th.
Highest velocity Of tho wind, 81 miles, from IN.
northwest. on the 18th.